Dear Voornaam, 

If Republicans take control of the U.S. House and Senate in 17 days, they’ll do everything in their power to eliminate reproductive rights – anywhere they still exist – across the country and in Oregon.

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy recently visited Oregon because the road to a Republican House majority runs through our state. To stop McCarthy and Republicans from taking over, it’s critical that we elect Sen. Ron Wyden and Democrats to all six of Oregon’s U.S. House seats.

The Democratic Party of Oregon has proven over and over that we know how to win tough elections. It’s all about “people power” – neighbors talking to neighbors at their front doors or over the phone. That is how we cut through the lies that people read on social media or see on Fox News.

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Many Oregonians think that because we have the most progressive reproductive rights laws in the country, abortion care will always be safe. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Tina Kotek is the only true champion of reproductive rights in the race for Governor. If Republican Christine Drazan or Betsy Johnson are elected, they could:

• Appoint anti-abortion judges to Oregon’s courts, who could play decisive roles in the generational fight to restore our reproductive rights.
• Appoint anti-abortion agency leaders who would have the power to end programs and partnerships that the state currently has with clinics and other organizations that are providing essential reproductive health services across the state.
• Veto bills or budgets that aim to expand access to abortion, birth control, and sex education.

And if anyone thinks Betsy Johnson isn’t a threat to reproductive health, listen to her top Republican supporter, Bridget Barton, who said that Johnson’s position on abortion is “virtually identical” to Christine Drazan’s.

Reproductive rights are under attack nationwide and in Oregon.

-Oregon Dems

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